King Charles III added Beyoncé to his new King’s Music Room project despite the singer previously backing Meghan Markle.
Charles’ latest project was intended to showcase songs that bring him “joy” and he added Crazy in Love to the Apple Music playlist.
In the radio show, he described the Cowboy Carter singer as “a performer so exceptional that I just could not resist including her music” and added that she was one of his charity’s “most faithful supporters.”
King Charles in a promotional still for his King’s Music Room project on Apple Music, which launched on March 10, and (inset) Charles met Beyoncé when she performed at the Royal Albert Hall in aid… King Charles in a promotional still for his King’s Music Room project on Apple Music, which launched on March 10, and (inset) Charles met Beyoncé when she performed at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of The Prince’s Trust on October 15, 2003.
The King’s Music Room on Apple Music 1/ Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP/ Getty Images
Why It Matters
In 2021, Beyoncé privately messaged Meghan after her Oprah Winfrey interview to say the duchess was “selected to break generational curses that need to be healed.”
Meghan reacted by telling Prince Harry: “I still can’t believe she knows who I am,” in comments caught on camera by Netflix for her 2022 biopic Harry & Meghan.
Beyonce’s support came at the peak of Meghan’s rising stardom in America before the Sussexes have more recently experienced a reputational fall.
At the time, the Oprah interview represented a full scale crisis for the monarchy, with racially charged allegations against an unnamed royal.
Four years later, Meghan’s bombshells appear to have largely drifted into the rear view mirror and Charles naming Beyoncé among his favorite artists serves as a hint that he feels a degree of comfort and confidence with where the dust has eventually settled.
What to Know
King Charles introduced Crazy in Love towards the end of the radio show: “So I’ll leave you, if I may, with two final songs. First from a performer so exceptional that I just could not resist including her music.
“She performed this song at the then Prince’s Trust ‘Fashion Rocks’ concert in the Royal Albert Hall in 2003.
“Now, the King’s Trust International is turning 10 years old this year and, as I mentioned earlier, the re-named King’s Trust U.K., will reach its 50th anniversary year, so I wanted to include an iconic musical moment from the many events which have supported my Trust’s work for young people over all these years.
“Therefore, here is one of the Trust’s most faithful supporters, the incomparable Beyoncé, with the song Crazy In Love. And incidentally, I would like to congratulate her for winning her first ‘album of the year’ Grammy.”
Beyoncé first signaled support for Meghan after winning a Brit Award in February 2019, when she posted a photo alongside Jay Z in front of an oil painting of Meghan wearing a crown.
Then, Meghan’s December 2022 Netflix series showed Meghan receiving a message from Beyoncé shortly after the Oprah Winfrey interview was broadcast in March 2021.
“Beyonce just texted, just checking in,” Meghan said. “I still can’t believe she knows who I am… She said she wants me to feel safe and protected.
“She admires and respects my bravery and vulnerability and thinks I was selected to break generational curses that need to be healed.”
What People Are Saying
King Charles introduced his Music Room with the message: “Throughout my life music has meant a great deal to me. I know that is also the case for so many others.
“But it has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness and take us to distant places.
“But perhaps above all, it can lift our spirits to such a degree. All the more so when it brings us together in celebration. In other words, it brings us joy.”
What Happens Next
King Charles’ Music Room went live on Monday, meaning he will soon know how much interest there has been in his playlist.
Meanwhile, Meghan is preparing for the full launch of her lifestyle website As Ever, in the spring, and she has a new podcast on the way too.
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek’s The Royals Facebook page.
Do you have a question about King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan and Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@newsweek.com. We’d love to hear from you.
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